1 Peter 1:17
And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
Study Note
Study Note
The exhortation 'if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourn here in fear' grounds Christian ethical conduct in the eschatological consciousness of impartial divine judgment. The phrase 'without respect of persons' (aprosōpolēptōs) applies Deuteronomy 10:17's 'God who regardeth not persons' to the Christian's present conduct, insisting that the Father who hears prayer is the same judge who evaluates works. The word 'sojourn' (paroikia, from which 'parish' derives) identifies the Christian as a temporary resident — an alien and stranger (2:11) — in the present age, relativizing all present social arrangements as provisional. The combination of prayer-intimacy ('Father') and judgment-accountability creates the distinctive Petrine tone of awe within relationship, developing the same logic as Hebrews 12:28-29.
Other Translations
And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:
and if on the Father ye do call, who without acceptance of persons is judging according to the work of each, in fear the time of your sojourn pass ye,
And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth:
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